The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-10
THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONS.
The Panhandle Uotr.e roam beat, IL,

The Panhandle Con.e Team beats tbs
aiorgantGwn "Eaii Club"
Tho crack ball team OF the State, play
ers picked from tho clubs OF Mo.eantosn
ard Bowlesbu.g, came down yesterday
with lemon roller, Rcoror, umpire and
other parphernalia 10 do up Wheeling
for tho ama.aur championship OF the State
at the Island Ball PARK. They wero also
accompanied by goodly following Of
backeta, but the hackers are not ball play
ers, and unfortunately the ball players
they brought were not hackers. A mis-.
cel!aneous nise picked up lEr.hazzird
vas induced 10 isekle this inYinc;ble
team itoni the interior OF the State, which
being accustomed to using hillside
plou2hs to catch hiea had small economy
Tor hands in tho industrious pursuit Of
any soarere. 1t WAS funny game all tho
way through. In the frat place tho
Rough and Roady's car,c as contitent ee
Cesar, and left az cres!.fallen ae Napoleon
as Waterloo. In the second place they
cHmo to earn how to plsy hnll-and they
learned to their borrow. The amusing
feature was tho pitching OF kiger, Who
violated all tho rules known TO base ball.
and d,1turbea the rythmic verso OF baae
hits by his failure to observe the metor.
After several sporadic kicks accomna.
MED by emphasis cf q classical nature.
both teams aajoutnod to the pitchnr's
box 10 inspect the ground work Of thc
poetry that sitenced iho muse OF tbe "al.
legged" Panhandle club, "as II wero u ma
Higgins says in "rhs G3csor." and II nm
one has ever seen "The Dac.or" he il
mono tho worse oiI and, peihnps, feels inst
as COED. But these Morsuitown scaln M
takers! They "iit" for their pitcher and
they "it" right through. aud tie umpire.
he "at' Tor thenl, too. Dit all G1atg har
their day on tho "Misgissip," All siter
changing battorie0 throa times and !,ilinv
to find tho bal! at my time, tho contmor.
ors Of tho corniieldg Of Preston ana ,he
heroon Of Monopga'ia'u plains were VIII
tualIy killed, but their ghostly following
had enough spirit to riHa up and cay, ri
will meet thee again ct philippi;" ta. tAl
There Was some disposition 10 gtumhlp
when Mallory Was put In tho box for tho
Pan handles, but when tho umpire over.
looked tho outrageous violstions OF the
rules on tho part OF alleged pitcher kicor,
tho sutlersuce Of tho spectators rc!apset
into S.oat good humor nl tho spectacle oJ
fancy ball playing 10 it is taught in the
mountain tastncsues o! our State, TIC
claim tho nmatear championship In one
thing; to got II 10 another. Anu, even Il
tho Pan Handles hHd been boaton thert
arc dozen ciuh1 in tho city which couI,
well, bNat thom badly.
A gentleman with "pl,g'" hat kindl,
volunteered to judge tho balls nu,l see tha
|atrskea ware cas!od at tho proper timc, aut
tho cAndor Of tho reporter compes him tt
Hdmi.-mnch against tho partial on,hn
siaam oi tho crowd-.hnt ho exhibited 70
maskahle heroiam and 6kil Ia Aodgn,
tho bal 10 that wcrs called Btrikos, mn.
calmly noting on hiu indicator tho ball
TINT Rhonld have been strlkos. llowcvo
MI thinga hayp an end, md oulsids Of IN
temporary injury TO MIR. Ayesan,nn's q cheu
from upont ball tho hatllo waa bravel
fought md moat iRnominiously Loaf. rh
gano WIN played for III" alleged ama.cu
championship Of West Virsinia-think Q